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Kathy Kinney (born 1955) is an American actress and comedian. After appearing as Prudence Godard on the CBS sitcom Newhart (1989–1990), she achieved fame with her portrayal of Mimi Bobeck on ABC 's The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004). [2]
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Mimi Bobeck, Drew's chief nemesis at home and at work, is a main character on The Drew Carey Show, who is portrayed by Kathy Kinney.
Mimi is Mr. Bell's (and then later, Mr. Wick's) assistant/secretary and the main antagonist of the series. She is an overweight woman, who wears a lot of make-up, yet has very high but unstable self-esteem. (As an in-joke, Mimi's mother, Mother Bobeck, was played by Tammy Faye Bakker.) Mimi is Drew's arch-nemesis; she vowed to make Drew's life a living hell after Drew denied her a job based on her makeup. Mimi's pranks have included gluing Drew's hand to a pornographic magazine, covering Drew's desk with garbage, and eventually sending Drew to China while he is unconscious. She is also known for calling him "Pig" and "Doughboy."
Her character can be seen as an attack on societal norms of beauty. Mimi's past has a lot of connections to the world of music; she often talks about being a roadie for Foghat and was married to Eddie Money for two weeks after appearing at his first concert. Additionally, she admits to sleeping with both Joe Walsh and Peter Frampton. Frampton still carries a torch for Mimi; he has a tattoo of her likeness on his chest. Later on, Mimi becomes more of a friend to Drew, after they agree to put their feud on hold while Mimi dates/marries Steve (John Carroll Lynch) and a good, if unconventional, mother to Gus. Early in the series, it was revealed that Mimi was of Polish ancestry, and inherited the title of Duchess of Kraków after her aunt died. However, the episode with this content received plenty of complaint from the Polish community, and all mention of Mimi's heritage has been removed from the show (with alternative footage placed over these bits in syndication).
Aug 6, 2021 · For nine long years, Mimi Bobeck (played by Kathy Kinney) inflicted no end of torment as Drew's clownlike, cackling nemesis on The Drew Carey Show. The series ended years ago, yet there...
Kathy Kinney. Actress: The Drew Carey Show. Despite her role as Mimi on The Drew Carey Show (1995), Kathy Kinney's first memorable television role is generally considered to be the regularly-appearing Ms. Goddard, the town librarian on Newhart (1982).
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Sep 12, 2020 · Exactly 25 years ago this week, Mimi Bobeck started making Drew Carey’s life hell on The Drew Carey Show. The ABC sitcom premiered on Sept. 13, 1995, with a pilot episode in which Mimi — having slathered on her signature blue eyeshadow — accuses the fictional Drew of sexism after he rejects her department store job application.
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Apr 12, 2022 · Kathy Kinney played Mimi on all nine seasons of "The Drew Carey Show" in the '90s and '00s. Find out about her life and career today.
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Best known for her outrageous wardrobe, signature blue eye shadow and animosity towards Drew Carey, Mimi Bobeck was a larger-than-life character on 'The Drew...
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